accessibility
Self-Driving Cars Should Be Designed For People with Disabilities
The autonomous vehicle revolution could be especially helpful to a population that struggles with access.
Nintendo Is Failing Its Disabled Fans
AJ Ryan wants to play the new Zelda game, but right now, it's a frustrating mess. This is something Nintendo can fix.
Microsoft Testing Speech-to-Text Accessibility Feature in ‘Halo Wars 2’
The plan is for more games to get this option in the future, too.
Nintendo Really Needs to Let You Remap Buttons on Switch
Is it X? Well, it is X, but in a different place than X usually is. Figure it out!
GIF Competition Gives Antique Imagery a Digital Age Update
These animated cultural heritage materials are decidedly un-stuffy.
How a Wearable Device May Help the Blind Navigate the World Like a Video Game
Designed for the visually impaired, Horus uses two cameras mounted to a headset to describe the world for the wearer.
Apple’s New Touch Bar May Present Usability Challenges For Blind Users
The TouchBar in the new MacBook Pro may be flashy, but is it any more usable than traditional function keys for the vision impaired?
Microsoft’s New Direction All Started With the Kinect
Widely written off as a failure, Microsoft's 6-year-old gaming peripheral set the stage for the Surface Studio and more.
Popup Ads Are Terrible, and They're Even Worse for the Blind
Most sites still don’t do popups correctly, because many developers don’t even realize that blind people are using their websites.
What ABC’s New TV Series ‘Speechless’ Can Tell Us About ‘Voice’
Alternative communication systems have incredible potential to support agency, independence, and personhood for people with disabilities. But they do not enter into a vacuum devoid of other injustices.
When Will Virtual Reality Become Reality?
At the VRLA expo, it was clear that virtual reality hasn't yet lived up to the futurist hype surrounding it, but it still has the power to literally transport us.
When Will Virtual Reality Become Reality?
At the VRLA expo, it was clear that virtual reality hasn't yet lived up to the futurist hype surrounding it, but it still has the power to literally transport us.